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WHAT IS THE MATERIAL MOST SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE MADE OF?
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STAINLESS STEEL
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3 TYPES OF FINISHES FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
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POLISHED
SATIN EBONIZED |
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WHAT DOES THE SUFFIX "TOME" REFER TO?
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CUTTING INSTRUMENT
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AN INSTRUMENT USED FOR INCISION, SHARP CISSECTION, OR EXCISION REFERS TO WHAT CLASSIFICATION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT?
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CUTTING OR DISSECTING
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ANOTHER NAME FOR KNIFE
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SCAPEL
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WHAT SIZE SCAPEL HANDLE DOES A 20 BLADE FIT?
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#4
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HOW DO YOU REMOVE A KNIFE BLADE?
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WITH A NEEDLE HOLDER
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WHAT SIZE SCAPEL BLADE IS USED MOST OFTEN?
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#10 ON A #3 HANDLE
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WHEN SCISSORS ARE USED TO SPREAD AND OPEN TISSUE PLANES, WHAT IS THIS CALLED/
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BLUNT DISSECTION
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TYPE SCISSORS TYPICALLY USED TO CUT SUTURE?
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STRAIGHT MAYO SCISSORS
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THIS CLASSIFICATION OF INSTRUMENT IS USED TO MANIPULATE TISSUE OR REDUCE FRACTURED BONE.
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GRASPING OR HOLDING
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TISSUE FORCEPS CAN ALSO BE CALLED THIS.
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PICK-UPS OR THUMB FORCEPS
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LANE, LOWMAN, LEWIN, AND KERN ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT CATEGORY INSTRUMENT?
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GRASPING/HOLDING
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THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT IS USED TO OCCLUDE BLEEDING VESSELS
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HEMOSTAT
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STRAIGHT HEMOSTATS ARE FREQUENTLY USED FOR THIS PURPOSE WHEN SUTURING.
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TO TAG SUTURE
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THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT MAY BE ATTACHED TO THE OR TABLE FOR STABILITY TO HELP VIEW THE OPERATIVE SITE.
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SELF RETAINING RETRACTOR
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SPECULA AND ENDOSCOPES ARE EXAMPLES OF?
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VIEWING INSTRUMENTS
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THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT IS OFTEN USED WITH A GROOVED DIRECTOR.
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A PROBE
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THESE INSTRUMENTS GRADUALLY DILATE A DUCT OR ORIFICE
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DILATING
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NEEDLE HOLDERS ARE DESIGNED TO HOLD WHAT?
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CURVED SUTURE NEEDLE
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THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE USED TO REMOVE BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS FROM THE OPERATIVE SITE.
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SUCTION
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A FRAZIER SUCTION IS FURNISHED WITH THIS TO FACILITATE CLEANING IF THEY BECOME CLOGGED
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A STYLET
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THIS TYPE OF SUCTION HAS A REMOVEABLE COVER AND MANY HOLES
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POOLE SUCTION
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THIS INSTRUMENT FITS INSIDE A HOLLOW CANNULA AND IS USUALLY SHARP TO ALLOW FOR PENATRATION OF A BODY CAVITY
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A TROCAR
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THIS TYPE OF INSTRUMENT ARE TYPICALLY USED WITH AN OPERATING MICROSCOPE
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MICROINSTRUMENTATION
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THIS IS A LIST OF THE INSTRUMENTS INCLUDED IN EACH INSTRUMENT SET
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COUNT SHEET
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THE TYPE OF INSTRUMENT SET USED IN ABDOMINAL CASES IS WHAT?
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LAPAROTOMY SET (MAJOR OR MINOR)
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THIS TYPE OF SPECIALITY INSTRUMENT IS USED TO VIEW A STRUCTURE IN A BODY CAVITY
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ENDOSCOPE
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SCOPES ARE INTRODUCED INTO THE BODY VIA THIS
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TROCAR AND CANULLA
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2 TYPES OF SCOPES
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FLEXIBLE
RIGID |
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THIS IS ATTACHED TO AN ENDOSCOPE TO ALLOW VIEWING ON A MONITOR
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CAMERA
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THIS PROVIDES ILLUMINATION WHEN USING AN ENDOSCOPE
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FIBEROPTIC LIGHT SOURCE AND LIGHT CORD
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INSTRUMENTS POWERED BY COMPRESSED AIR, NITROGEN, BATTERIES, OR ELECTRICITY ARE CALLED?
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POWER TOOLS
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MOVEMENT OF AN OSCILLATING BLADE IS WHAT DIRECTION?
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SIDE-TO-SIDE
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THIS INSTRUMENT UTILIZES A RAPID ROTARY MOTION TO INSERT PINS TO REDUCE A FRACTURE
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DRIVER
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THIS INSTRUMENT USES ROTARY MOTION TO REAM THE SHAFT OF LONG BONES
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REAMER
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THE ACRONYM "LASER" STANDS FOR?
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LIGHT AMPLICATION BY THE STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION
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THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE PARALLEL WAVES OF LIGHT PRODUCED BY A LASER ALLOWING FOR PINPOINT ACCURACY
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COLLIMATED LIGHT WAVES
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THE TYPE OF LASER USED MOST FREQUENTLY IN THE OR?
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CO2 LASER
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ACTION OF CO2 LASER
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HEATS THE INTRACELLULAR FLUID DESTROYING THE CELL BY VAPORIZING THE WATER.
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THIS IS WORN BY THE SURGEON FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHT AT THE OPERATIVE FIELD
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FIBEROPTIC HEAD LAMP
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A SPECIAL RETRACTOR THAT IS COMMONLY USED DURING BREAST AUGMENTATION
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FIBEROPTIC (LIGHTED)RETRACTOR
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AN EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF SPECIAL SURGICAL EQUIPMENT IS THE PHACO MACHINE
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IRRIGATION/ASPIRATION UNIT
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THIS USES EXTREME COLD TO DESTROY TISSUE
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CRYOTHERAPY UNIT
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THIS USES CO2 AND A VERESS NEEDLE TO ESTABLISH A PNEUMOPERITONEUM
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INSUFFLATION UNIT
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THIS HELPS TO IDENTIFY AND PRESERVE ESSENTIAL NERVES
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NERVE STIMULATOR
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THIS USES A VACUUM TO REMOVE FLIUDS FROM A PATIENT
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SUCTION SYSTEMS
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THIS PROVIDES AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT THROUGH THE PATIENTS TISSUE TO CUT OR COAGULATE
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ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (ESU)
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TWO TYPES OF ESU
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MONOPOLAR
BIPOLAR |
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BIPOLAR IS USED FOR WHAT?
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DELICATE TISSUE WHERE THE SURROUN DING TISSUE NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED
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WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE CIRCUIT OF A BIPOLAR UNIT TO WORK?
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A GROUNDING PAD (DISPERSIVE ELECTRODE)
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3 COMPONENTS OF MONOPOLAR UNIT?
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GENERATOR
ACTIVE ELECTRODE DISPERSIVE ELECTRODE |
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WHAT IS THE ACTIVE ELECTRODE OF A MONOPOLAR UNIT?
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THE BOVIE PENCIL (ELECTROSURGICAL PENCIL)
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THIS TYPE OF ESU USES A FORCEPS LIKE TIP ES THE ACTIVE ELECTRODE
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BIPOLAR
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A GROUNDING PAD IS NOT REQUIRED WHEN?
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WHEN USING BIPOLAR
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3 SETTINGS FOR ESU
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CUT
COAG BLEND |
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TYPES OF BOVIE TIPS INCLUDE-
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BLADE
BALL LOOP FORCEPS |
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PLACEMENT OF BOVIE PAD?
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ON A LARGE FLESHY AREA FREE OF HAIR AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO OPERATIVE SITE-NOT OVER A BONY PROMINENCE OR METAL PROSTHESIS
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RISKS OF USE OF ESU?
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BURNS
ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
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VAPORIZED TISSUE FROM ESU IS CALLED WHAT?
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PLUME
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THIS USES ULTRASONIC ENERGY FOR PRECISE CUTTING AND COAGULATING
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HARMONIC SCALPEL
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THIS IS USED ON AN EXTREMETY TO RESTRICT BLOOD FLOW TO OPERATIVE SITE
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PNEUMATIC TOURNIQUET
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BEFORE PLACING A TOURNIQUET, THIS MUST BE DONE
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PADDING PLACED AROUND EXTREMITY
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THESE ARE APPLIED TO THE PATIENT'S LEGS TO PREVENT DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS LEADING TO PULMONARY EMBOLISM
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SCD- SEQUENTIAL COMPRESSION DEVICE
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